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From cutting-edge media rights deals, tech-enabled sponsorships and fan engagement experiences to high-stakes corporate transactions, financing arrangements and intellectual property disputes, Loeb & Loeb’s integrated Sports Practice provides a full range of legal services to help our sports industry clients achieve their business objectives. Our talented team draws upon its diverse knowledge base and experience in a variety of substantive disciplines to address the myriad legal challenges and opportunities facing the industry today and serves as trusted business advisors to media companies, leagues, franchises, owners, investors and athletes as they continue to shape the dynamic, multibillion-dollar business of sports.

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Sportradar is the leading global provider of sports data intelligence. The nexus between sports and entertainment, the company serves leagues, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with deep insights and a suite of strategic solutions to help grow their businesses. Sportradar is the trusted partner of more than 1,000 companies in over 80 countries and serves as the official partner of the NBA, NFL, NHL and NASCAR as well as FIFA and UEFA. It is also the only provider entrusted to work with the US sports leagues in an official capacity to distribute sports data (NBA and NHL) and AV rights (MLB) around the world for betting purposes. The company monitors and delivers insights from more than 400,000 matches annually across 60 sports categories, having developed the industry’s most proficient software while setting new standards for speed and accuracy. With deep industry relationships, Sportradar is not just redefining the sports fan experience; it also safeguards the sports themselves through its Integrity Services division and advocacy for an integrity-driven ecosystem that is fair to partners, players and fans.

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